Fence-tie.



No, 790,778. PATBNTED MAY 23, 1905-0r E. J. BOWERPND.

FENCE TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 27.1904.

@Umm-15m: ganarmas NITED STATES Patented May 23, 1905.

PATENT ,Tanica EDWARD J. BOWERFIND, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO HENRY BOWEN, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN.

FENCE-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,778, dated May 23, 1905.

Application filed May 27, 1904. Serial No. 210,038.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, EDWARD J. BOWERFIND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Adrian, in the county of Lenawee, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Ties; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a knot or tie for uniting the crossed strands of a wire fabric, more especially designed for use in the building of wire fencing; and it consists in the construction hereinafter more fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

The object of the invention is to provide a knot or tie of the character described which may be driven into place upon the crossed strands of the fabric in a manner to form itself about said strands so as to firmly unite them and fasten itself securely thereto, the terminal portions of the tie being so disposed as to obviate undue protrusion of the ends.

The above object is attained by the structure illustrated in the accompanying draw ings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a'tie uniting the crossed strands of a fabric in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Eig. 3 is a side elevation. F ig. 4 is an end elevation.

Referring to the characters of reference, 1 designates a longitudinal strand of the fabric or fencing, and 2 a transverse or stay strand. These strands are crimped at their points of crossing, as shown at 3 and 4, respectively, to prevent a movement of said strands at the junction thereof and to facilitate the placing of the tie thereon. The tie which is used to unite said strands is in the form of a staple 5, the loop of which lies upon the longitudinal strand at one side of the cross-strand and the legs of which pass in rear of the cross-strand and over the longitudinal strand, the leg 6 having its terminal portion 7 formed into a hook which partially embraces the longitudinal strand approximately parallel with the cross-strand and the leg 8 having a returnbend 9, which passes around the cross-strand, and a terminal portion l0, which lies diagonally across the longitudinal strand at the point of the crimp 3 therein, making a very compact and secure tie for joining said strands at their junction and so disposing of the ends of the tie as to prevent them from unduly protruding beyond the plane of the knot. This tie is preferably formed in suitable dies which embrace the crossed strands and into which the staple from which the tie is formed is driven to shape it upon said strands, as shown. The hooked terminal 7 of the leg of the staple is so disposed as to lie contiguous to the return-bend of the leg' 8, whereby said hooked portion is braced and more firmly held against straightening through a lateral strain upon the strand l in the direction of the free end of said hook.

Having thus fully s et forth my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with the crossed longitudinal and stay wires, of the tie comprising a staple having its loop portion crossing the longitudinal wire at one side of the stay-wire, its legs passing in the rear of said stay-wire, the terminal of one of said legs having a hook which engages the longitudinal strand at the opposite side of the stay-wire and the other of said legs having a return-bend which embraces the stay-wire, and a terminal portion which lies diagonally across the longitudinal wire.

2. The combination with the intersecting longitudinal and stay wires crimpedat their junction, of a tie comprising a staple having its loop portion crossing the face of the longitudinal wire at one side of the stay-wire, opposed legs passing in the rear of the staywire, one leg having a hooked terminal which engages over the longitudinal wire, and the other of said .legs having a terminal portion which lies diagonally'across the crimp of the longitudinal wire between the legs of the staple and over the stay-wire.

3. rlhe combination with the crossed longi-r tudinal and stay wires, of the tie comprising a staple the loop of which crosses the longitudinal wire at one side of the stay-wire, opposed legs passing in the rear of the staywire` the terminal of one leg curving inwardly and having a hook which engages around the longitudinal wire approximately parallel to the stay-wire, the other leg having a returnbend which embraces the stay-wire, and a terminal portion that crosses the longitudinal wire diagonally within the area described by the legs and loop of the staple and directly over the stay-wire.

4. The combination with the crossed longitudinal and stay wires, of a tie comprising a staple lying upon the face of the longitudinal wire at one side of the stay-wire, opposed legs passing in the rear of the .stay-wire, one leg having a hooked terminal which engages over the longitudinal wire on the opposite side of the stay-wire, the other leg having a return-bend which embraces the Stay-wire and lies contiguous to the hooked terminal of thel 

